Bottle



Nov. 17, 1936. A. G. BUSH BOTTLE Filed Oct. 5, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. 3 v 2 i 9 2 t I Nov. 17, 1936. BUSH 2,061,095

' BOTTLE Filed Oct. 5, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 17, 1936 ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application October 5,

6 Claims.

My invention relates to' improvements in bottles.

The objects of my invention are:

' 1. To provide a bottle which cannot be emptied or refilled without detection;

2. Toprovide a bottle which cannot be emptied without breaking the neck or a part of it;

3. To provide means by which the neck of a bottle may be broken without danger of particles of broken glass therefrom falling or working into the bottle;

4. To provide improved means for sealing a bottle and preventing leakage or evaporation therefrom;

5. To provide improved means to prevent the drying out and shrinkage of corks or stoppers while in bottle necks.

6. To provide a bottle having a grooved neck making same readily breakable on the line of the neck and having convenient means attached to the bottle for scoring the neck at the bottom of the groove in order to facilitate the breakage thereof.

Other objects will appear from the description.

I attain these objects by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,-

Figure 1 is an elevation of my bottle showing one-half thereof in section on the line l-l of Figure 3; Figure 2 is an enlarged detail of the upper end of the bottle neck showing alternate methods of providing for the breakage thereof on a given line; Figure 3 is a top view of my bottle without the cap, cement filling, packing disc, or cork; Figure 4 is a View of the upper end of the bottle neck showing an alternative method of securing the cement in place; Figure 5 shows a side elevation of a convenient form of cutter attached to the bottle neck but showing the neck of the bottle, 3, and the groove, 8, in dotted lines; Figure 6 is a top View of this cutter showing the neck of the bottle in section on the line of the bottom of the V-shaped groove; Figure 7 shows a top view of a modified form of cutter with the neck of the bottle in section; Figure 8 is an enlarged detail of the portion of the neck containing such cutter.

Similar numerals refer to similar throughout the several views.

My appliance comprises a bottle, I, which may be in any of theordinary forms and the upper end of which is preferably reduced to form a neck, 3, the upper end of this is formed with a head, 3a, having threads, 4, formed in the outer circumference thereof.

At the upper edge of the head I provide a flange, 4a, which may be continuous as shown in Figure parts 1934, Serial No. 747,004

2, or interrupted as shown in Figure 3. The flange, 4a, is preferably formed of somewhat smaller diameter than the threads, 4, so as to leave a sufficient open space between extreme outer parts of the flange, 4a, and the cap, ID, for 5 the cement filler hereafter described to enter.

The neck, 3, is preferably formed with a seat on the inside of the lower part thereof adapted to receive and hold a cork or stopper, 2, which is preferably formed long enough to extend some dis- 10 tance above the seat. At the upper end of the seat I provide an offset, 5,. so that the interior diameter of the head and upper portion of the neck is slightly greater than the interior diameter of the seat. 15

A cap, I0,- is provided which may be made of metal formed in the usual way with flanges threaded to fit the threads, 4, of the head. A thin disc, 6, of waxed pasteboard or other suitable material rests upon the top of the cork, 2. The cap, I0, is provided with a central opening, Illa, intended to permit the introduction therethrough of plastic cement, gum, glue, paste or other materials which will harden and in hardening unite itself firmly to the head, 3a, and to the cap, l0, so as to lock the cap, l0, rigidly to the head, 3a, and prevent removal thereof unless broken.

Around the outside of the neck, 3, approximately at the level of the offset, 5, I provide means which will facilitate the breakage of the neck at that point. For that purpose I prefer to have the head of the bottle moulded with a V- section groove, 8, extending entirely around the neck of the bottle and extending into the glass approximately one-half of the thickness thereof so that the glass at the bottom of the groove will be only half as thick as the glass on either side thereof.

Other means may be used for rendering the neck fragile and easily broken at a particular point. A wire, 9, may be embedded in the neck of the bottle when moulded, at the point described, with a portion of the wire extending outwardly beyond the surface of the glass. When sucha wire is used, it is preferably made of sufficient length so that one end thereof will project as at 911. and when so projecting, it may be caught in the slot of an ordinary sardine-can opener or key, 927, or a tool of that class,.and twisted around the shank of the key as the key is turned. The wire in that way can be pulled from its bed in the surface of the glass and when so removed, will leave a groove in the glass which will weaken the glass and render it more easily broken at that point as well as directing the line of breakage.

Likewise, a very small groove or scratch, I l may be cut in the outer surface of the glass with a diamond or glasscutter which will be suflicient to direct the line of breakage although it will not render the neck so weak at that point as either of the other means referred to will do.

The plastic matter used to secure the cap to the head may be composed of a mixture of Portland cement, sand and water, or plaster of Paris, sand and water, or various kinds of glue or gums or bakelite or bituminous plastics and various other substances may be used for that purpose, it being only requisite that such plastic.

be of such a character that it cannot be removed from the head except by breaking the header with great difficulty.

In assembling my bottle and cap and in the practice of my process, the bottle is filled to the desired point with the liquid to be contained therein. The cork or stopper, 2, is then inserted by any of the methods in common use. The packing disc, 6, is then inserted upon the top of the cork, the cap, NJ, is screwed onto the threads, 4, and the cap, I0, is then filled with the cement 7, through the opening, Ifla. The bottle is then kept in erect position long enough for the cement to properly harden,'after which it may be kept in any desired position.

In putting in the cement filler, care should be used to avoid forcing it into the space between the upper part of the stopper and the neck; as the neck will break and separate more readily if this space is left vacant.

When it is desired to open the bottle, the body of the bottle is held by one hand firmly and the cap, I0, is preferably struck against some hard, rigid substance, with force enough to cause the neck to crack on the bottom line of the groove, 8, or the cut, H, or the groove formed by the wire, 9, which wire, when used,

' is removed prior to attempting to break off the head of the bottle.

When the neck is cracked entirely around on the line, 3, 9, or H, the upper portion may be lifted off although in practice it will be found that the upper portion will fly off readily when a light blow is struck as described.

If preferred, the bottle may be held in any desired manner and the cap, l0, struck with a light hammer or other hard object and thus broken off or if preferred, a light stone hammer or riveting hammer or heavy knife may be used to strike the bottle neck a light blow at the line of the groove, 8, and will be equally efficacious in breaking off the head.

After the head has been removed by any of these methods, the cork, 2, may be drawn in any of the, usual well-known methods for pulling corks.

When this method of breaking off the head is used, there will be very little danger of the formation of slivers or minute loose pieces of glass and it is obvious that even though small fragments of glass are broken off, the cork will prevent their falling into the bottle and becoming mixed with the contents thereof.

In Figure 4 I have likewise shown alternative means for securing the cement plug in the head, 3a, which consists of holes or openings, 12, formed on opposite sides of the head, 3w, so that the cement, when inserted in the head on top of the packing disc, 6, will flow into the openings, 12, and when it hardens, will seal the cork, 2, against removal and cannot readily be removed itself without breaking the head, 30,. When this form of head is used, the cap, l0, may be used in connection with it or the cap, It), may be dispensed with as desired.

Various other methods of securing the cement to the glass will readily occur to anyone skilled in the art and it would be useless to attempt to describe all of the possible modifications that may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

In Figure 4 I have shown additional threads, I3, formed upon the outer surface of the neck below the groove, 8, so that when desired, after the head has been broken from the bottle, a cap threaded to correspond to the threads, l3, may be used as a closure therefor in place of the cork, 2.

I do not limit my claims to the precise form shown in the drawings, for it is obvious that various equivalents may be used without departing from the spirit of my invention.

In order to afford a convenient method of providing a scratch or cut with a glasscutter around the circumference of the neck and to avoid the necessity of hunting up 'or keeping at hand a separate cutter for that purpose, I provide a glasscutter as shown in Figures 5 and 6 which may be attached to the neck of the bottle and will be instantly available for use. This comprises a band or strip of metal, M, of sufficient length to surround the neck of the bottle having a tongue, 11, formed at one end thereof adapted to pass through an opening, 18, formed near the other end thereof and to be bent back and form a fastening to secure the band upon the neck of the bottle. At one side of the band I punch out from the middle of the band a couple of tongues, Nb, and in the lateral strips remaining, I form bearings, Ma, by bending the strips outwardly to form circular seats for the ends of a pivot or shaft, I5, on which a rotary cutter, I6, is mounted.

The periphery of the cutter, l6, is formed with two cone-shaped faces united at their larger diameter on the middle line of the cutter and so proportioned that the cutting edge of the cutter may extend into and to the bottom of the V- shaped groove, 8, in the neck of the bottle.

'Ihe'tongues, l ib, have the free ends bent outwardly to afford a thumb guard to avoid contact between the thumb of the operator and the edge of the cutter, l6.

I prefer to mount my cutter upon the neck of the bottle so that the cutting edge extends into the groove and will cut a line at the bottom of the groove, 8. This will insure easy breakage on the line of the bottom of the groove, 8, and will also tend to prevent any lateral diversion of cracks beyond the groove, 3, and also insure an even line of cleavage when the outer end of the neck is broken off. It is obvious, however, that the same cutting appliance may be used to make a fresh cut around the neck of the bottle when the neck is not provided with a groove, 8, but in such cases the scratch or groove made by the cutter should preferably be made deeper than when the groove, 8, is utilized.

In the operation of this cutter, when it is desired to open the bottle, a thumb or finger of the operator may be pressed against the band, l4, adjacent one of the tongues, 14b, and sufficient pressure exerted thereon to revolve the band and cutter around the neck and to cause the cutter to cut a scratch or groove of the desired depth around the neck of the bottle either at the bottom of the groove, 8, or elsewhere as desired.

After cutting the groove, the outer end of the neck of the bottle may be broken off by tapping or striking the neck of the bottle against any hard object with sufiicient force to cause it to break on the line of the cut. After the bottle has been opened, the band, I4, may be readily removed. The cork may then be pulled in the ordinary way. If desired, a substitute cap may be threaded upon the threads, I3, which are formed upon the lower portion of the neck, 3, below the groove, 8.

Figure 7 shows a top view of a modified form of cutter in which the band, I4, is elongated and extended to cover the cutter, I6, so as to protect the fingers or thumb of the operator from injury and to afford means by which the operator may press the cutter strongly against the glass without danger of injury tohis fingers or thumb.

In order to secure the cutter in position upon the neck, I punch two holes, 2|, in the band spaced a short distance apart and then raise the portion, 22, of the band, I i, intermediate the holes so that the tongue, II, may be readily inserted therein and re-bent as shown in Figure 7.

When the band is snugly fitted tothe bottle neck in this way, with the edge of the cutter, I6, inserted in the groove, 8, the band will be secured to the neck so firmly that it will not readily become displaced therefrom.

In Figures 7 and 8 I have shown ears, I9, formed integral with the band and upturned therefrom having central openings to receive the pivot, I5. The pivot, I5, may be rigidly secured in the cutter, I6, and arranged to turn freely in the openings in the ears, I 9, or the pivot, I5, may be seated rigidly in the ears, I9, and the cutter, I6, arranged so as to turn freely on the pivot, I5.

I claim:

1. A combined bottle and closure comprising a body, a neck united thereto, a seat formed in the lower part of the neck, a closely fitting stopper secured in the seat and extending above the seat, an offset in the inner wall of the neck leaving an annular space between such wall and the upper portion of the stopper, a flange united to the top of the neck and extending outward radially therefrom, threads formed integral with the neck a short distance below the flange and of slightly larger diameter than the flange, a cap having threads corresponding to the threads on the neck and seated thereon, a central opening in the top of the cap, a packing disc seated within the neck adjacent the stopper, and an irremovable filler filling the interior of the neck and the cap.

2. A combined bottle and closure comprising a body, a neck united thereto, a seat formed in the lower part of the neck, a closely fitting stopper secured in the seat and extending above the seat, an offset in the inner wall of the neck leaving an annular space between such wall and the upper portion of the stopper, an interrupted flange united to the top of the neck and extending outward radially therefrom, threads formed integral with the neck a short distance below the flange, a cap having threads corresponding to the threads on the neck and seated thereon, a central opening in the top of the cap, a packing disc seated within the neck adjacent the stopper and an irremovable filler filling the interior of the neck above the disc and the cap.

3. A combined bottle and closure comprising a body, a neck united thereto, a seat formed in the lower part of the neck, a closely fitting stopper secured in the seat and extending above the seat, an offset in the inner wall of the neck leaving an annular space between such wall and the upper portion of the stopper, an interrupted flange united to the top of the neck and extending outward radially therefrom, threads formed integral with the neck a short distance below the flange, a cap having threads corresponding to the threads on the neck and seated thereon, and an irremovable filler filling the interior of the upper part of the neck and the cap.

4. A combined bottle and closure comprising a body, a neck united thereto, a seat formed in the lower part of the neck, a closely fitting stopper secured in the seat and extending above the seat, an interrupted flange united to the top of the neck and extending outward radially,

therefrom, threads formed integral with the neck a short distance below the flange, a cap having threads corresponding to the threads on the neck and seated thereon, a central opening in the top of the cap, a packing disc seated within the neck adjacent the stopper, and an irremovable filler filling the interior of the neck and the cap.

5. A combined bottle and closure comprising a body, a neck united thereto, a seat formed in the lower part of the neck, a closely fitting stopper secured in the seat and extending above the seat, a flange united to the top of the neck and extending outward radially therefrom, threads formed integral with the neck a short distance below the flange and of slightly larger diameter than the flange, a cap having threads corresponding to the threads on the neck and seated thereon, a central opening in the top of the cap, a packing disc seated within the neck adjacent the stopper and an irremovable filler filling the interior of the neck and the cap.

6. A combined bottle and closure comprising a body, a neck united thereto, a seat formed in the lower part of the neck, a closely fitting stopper secured in the seat and extending above the seat, an offset in the inner wall of the neck leaving an annular space between such wall and the upper portion of the stopper, a flange united to the top of the neck and extending outward ra dially therefrom, threads formed integral with the neck a short distance below the flange and of slightly larger diameter than the flange, a cap having threads corresponding to the threads on the neck and seated thereon, and an irremovable filler filling the interior of the neck and the cap.

ARTHUR G. BUSH. 

